Futures


Markets

Ether Futures See $230M in Liquidations as Merge Pushes ETH to $1.5K

Shorts took on the most losses as buying pressure built up on ether over the weekend.

Los futuros de ether acumularon la mayor cantidad de liquidaciones en un período de tres meses. (Unsplash)

Finance

CoinFLEX to Launch a $47M Recovery Token to Solve Withdrawal Issues

The exchange said last week it was halting withdrawals amid market declines and counterparty uncertainty.

CoinFLEX halted withdrawals. (FLY:D/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Miami International Holdings, Lukka Form Pact in Plan to Launch Crypto Derivatives

The companies seek to launch cash-settled bitcoin and ether futures and options, pending regulatory approval.

MIH and Lukka signed a deal for crypto derivatives. (© Krunja/Getty images)

Markets

Solana, Dogecoin Tokens Dip as Futures Suggests Bearish Sentiment

Choppy trading in broader markets failed to temper a gradual dip in major cryptocurrencies, with some sliding as much as 8% in the past 24 hours.

Crypto's still in a bear market. (Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

Finance

BitMEX Starts Spot Exchange on Eve of Co-Founder Hayes's Sentencing

Arthur Hayes will be sentenced for violation of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act on Friday.

BitMEX founder and former CEO Arthur Hayes pleaded guilty to an identical charge as the exchange, a few years earlier. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Ether Futures Lead $1.2B in Liquidations, Crypto Market Cap Drops 16% Overnight

The past 24 hours were among of the biggest crypto market drops in recent months.

Los mercados cripto registraron más de US$700 millones en liquidaciones de operaciones en corto. (Pixabay)

Markets

UST Falls to 35 Cents, Terra Futures See $106M in Liquidations

Some 58% of LUNA traders were betting on higher prices even as the tokens fell yesterday.

Inflation will be in focus this week. (Jeffrey Coolidge/Getty Images)

Finance

Direxion Refiles With SEC for Short Bitcoin Futures ETF

The exchange-traded fund issuer had withdrawn its application late last year.

(bankrx/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Finance

Brazilian Asset Manager Hashdex to Launch Web 3 ETF on Local Stock Exchange

The exchange-traded fund will start trading on March 30 under the ticker WEB311.

Brazilian flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Sees $242M in Liquidations Within Hours Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Global markets faltered as Russia started a "special military operation" in Ukraine, causing a drastic drop in crypto markets.

Crypto-tracked futures saw nearly $192 million in liquidations in the past few hours. (Coinglass)